Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Browning Indians (Browning, MT) and the host Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries (Bigfork, MT), saw Browning's basketball squad hold off Bigfork by a tally of 85-81.

With the victory, Browning improves its record to 9-4 on the season. The Indians host Ronan (Ronan, MT) to encounter the Chiefs in a A Northwest test on Saturday, February 3. The Chiefs go into the test with a record of 9-5. Ronan lost 71-56 in their recent league test against Whitefish (Whitefish, MT)

The Vikings & Valkyries now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Ronan for a A Northwest test on Thursday, February 8.